ReFrame 2027 artwork created by Nogojiwanong/Peterborough–based illustrator Brooklin Stormie.
SUPPORT OUR WORK
Your support helps ensure that filmmakers are paid fairly, audiences are welcomed with limited barriers, and documentary film remains a shared space for truth, care and critical dialogue. Help bring powerful stories to our screens and welcome new audiences to the festival you love. As a registered charity, ReFrame issues tax receipts for all contributions.
EARLY BIRD PASSES
Save 20% on ReFrame 2027 passes through November 15! Choose your festival experience: in person, online across Canada, or both. As a thank-you for supporting ReFrame before this year’s program is finalized, Early Bird passes offer our lowest prices. Discover stories that spark conversation, invite new perspectives and bring us together.
YOUTH & FAMILY
Big ideas begin with curious minds. Discover family screenings, creative opportunities for young people and ways to bring documentary film into the classroom. From watching together to sharing their own stories, we’re inviting young people to help shape ReFrame as audiences, creators and collaborators. Explore what’s coming for 2027!
ReFrame 2027
Join us January 28–31 in downtown Nogojiwanong / Peterborough and February 2–7 online across Canada for our 23rd festival of documentary film and media art.
Opening night returns to Showplace on Thursday, followed by three days of screenings at Showplace and Market Hall. Discover this year’s selections, hear from visiting filmmakers and artists, and catch up with friends between films. Then settle in for our on-demand Virtual Program, featuring a selection of festival films to watch from home.
The full film list will be released by the holidays. We can’t wait to welcome you!
Explore Film
Since 2005, ReFrame has championed documentary film and media art centred on social and environmental justice. We bring local and global perspectives together, exploring issues that shape our lives and the world we share.
Compelling new documentaries open doors to important ideas, fresh perspectives and meaningful conversations. Through accessible programming, flexible admission and ways to watch in person and online, we bring people together to deepen understanding, challenge assumptions and imagine a more just world together.